Orientation Week Dos and Don'ts

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Orientation Week Dos and Don'ts

By Susanna Wolff

Do:
Friend request your new roommate to say, “Hi!”
[image: cheery Dave on Facebook]
Don’t:
Change your Facebook status to say, “Ugh, my new roommate is such a turd.”
[image: dirtbag Rosie frowning at Facebook]
Do:
Arrive early so you can claim the better bed.
[image: Dave waiting patiently next to an unmade bed]
Don’t:
Arrive late and move your roommate’s stuff to the worse bed.
[image: Rosie throwing a pile of clothes as he collapses onto the bed]
Do:
Introduce yourself to your hallmates.
[image: Dave politely shaking hands with Julie in a doorway]
Don’t:
Introduce yourself with a nickname you’re trying to make happen.
[image: Rosie, wearing a shirt that says, “Rosie” introducing himself to an unimpressed Julie]
Do:
Come up with a hilarious joke to say during your floor meeting’s ice breaker game.
[image: Dave, making an I’m-telling-a-joke face to a circle of unimpressed people]
Don’t:
Tell everyone on your floor that your roommate farts in his sleep.
[image: Rosie, making everyone in the circle laugh]
Do:
Get acquainted with your RA.
[image: Dave getting a consoling high five from the RA]
Don’t:
Get acquainted with your RA.
[image; Rosie getting a scolding finger wag from RA]
Do:
Get plenty of rest.
[image: Dave eating Doritos and watching Netflix in bed]
Don’t:
Mix liquors.
[image: Rosie guzzling gin and whiskey]
Do:
Explore everything the student body has to offer.
[image: Dave walking across a quad, waiving at some people throwing a ball]
Do:
Explore everything the student body has to offer.
[image: Rosie hooking up with a girl in bed]
Don’t:
Ever hang out with your new Orientation Week friends again!
[image: Dave, wearing winter clothing, pulling down a baseball cap, avoiding the waves of the ball-throwers]
Don’t:
Ever hang out with your new Orientation Week friends again!
[image: Rosie and girl from before awkwardly avoiding eye contact in the elevator]
Final image:
Dave and Rosie giving thumbs up with text overlay saying, “Good luck!”